Corona Pandemic: Admin Committee of Delhi HC Extends Restricted Functioning To April 3

Considering the issue of overcrowding in courts during the Corona pandemic, the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court has passed a resolution to restrict the functioning of the court till April 3. The committee consisted of Chief Justice DN Patel and the other senior judges of the High Court, such as, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice Vipin...

Kerala HC Slaps 50K Costs On Man Who Moved Court Seeking Home Delivery Of Liquor In View Of COVID 19 Outbreak [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court came down heavily on a person who filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Beverages corporation to take a decision to make available potable liquor for delivery to consumers in the State through online platforms. Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on Jyothish, the petitioner. In his representation to the Corporation, the...

Elected Representatives Cannot Have A right To Claim That A Particular employee be Posted at a Particular Station:HP HC [Read Judgment]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday held that elected representatives cannot have a right to claim that a particular employee be posted at a particular station, and that the choice is to be made by administrative head and not by the legislators. The moot question posed here was that the orders of transfer are proposed (generated), processed and also finally implemented by the...

[COVID 19] Kerala HC Directs Govt. To Take Measures To Control Price Rise Of Face Masks & Hand Sanitizers [Read Judgment]

"Sale of the abovesaid commodities at higher rates, shall be viewed seriously, and prompt action shall be taken in accordance with law."

COVID-19: Issue General Directive Not to Demolish, Evict or Hold Auctions Of Attached Properties; Bombay HC Suggests MCGM [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Commissioners of Municipal Corporations across the State of Maharashtra to consider issuing a general directive not to demolish, evict or hold auctions of attached properties in light of the pandemic of corona virus.The division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla...

COVID 19 : Kerala HC Stays Recovery Steps In Tax, SARFAESI Matters Till April 6 [Read Order]

Taking note of the outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic, the High Court of Kerala has passed a general order staying all coercive steps for recovery of Income Tax, VAT/GST, building tax, motor vehicle tax, , land revenue, SARFAESI etc till April 6."...I deem it appropriate to issue general directions to departments concerned like banks, financial institutions, Income Tax authorities, erstwhile...

COVID-19: No Personal Appearance Of Lawyers Will Be Insisted,Only Most Urgent Matters Will Be Heard: Rajasthan [Read Notification]

In view of imposition of Section 144 CrPC in the state of Rajasthan as a measure to curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Rajasthan High Court has restricted its functioning to hear urgent cases only till March 31. As per a notification issued by the Registrar General of the high court, "on consideration of written mentioning and written submissions, if any, the relief as prayed...

CAA-NRC Protests Affirm Multi Cultural Nature Of India : Plea In Madras HC Opposes Demand For Removal Of Protest Sites

Stating that the sites of protest against the CAA are a "spectacular affirmation" of the multicultural nature of Indian society, an intervention application has been filed in the Madras High Court to oppose a batch of petitions which seek the removal of all such protest gatherings in Tamil Nadu, particularly in Chennai."I must tell this court that these protests have been the most...

COVID-19: All Benches To Take Up Only Extremely Urgent Matters On Coming Monday and Thursday: Bombay HC [Read Circular]

Taking another step towards minimal human contact amid widespread public anxiety over the pandemic of Covid-19, the Bombay High Court in continuance of previous directions by the Acting Chief Justice (yet to be sworn in as Chief Justice) BP Dharmadhikari has now directed benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and High Court of Bombay at Goa, to take up only extremely urgent matters on Monday, March...

Rajya Sabha Clears Bills For Establishing National Commissions For Homoeopathy, Indian Systems Of Medicine [Read Bills]

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed two bills for availability of high quality medical professionals both for homeopathic treatment as well as in the Indian System of Medicine. They are: the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019, respectively. Both the Bills were introduced in the house by the Minister of...

COVID-19: NCLT Closes Filing Counters At All Its Benches; Issues Instructions For Cases With Limitation Issue [Read Order]

In order to prevent overcrowding in its premises during the prevalent threat of COVID-19, the National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday decided to close the filing counters at all of its benches till March 27. "It is observed that all NCLT Benches have become crowded at filing counters, which may lead to community transmission of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-10) therefore, it is...

Kerala HC Allows Double-Sided Printing For Filings [Read Notification]

The Kerala High Court has issued a notification, intimating all the lawyers and other stakeholders that filings may now be made with print on both the sides of the paper. The notification, issued by the Registrar General of the high court on March 13, is a step initiated to minimize paper consumption and cater to the environmental interest. The notification states, "The...